Welcome to Brownville ...

Brownville is located in Chippewa County<1>.

The location of Brownville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Brownville is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brownville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Brownville: (715) and (534)<4>

Communities Also Named Brownville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Brownville - they are located in Alabama (4), Florida, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey and New York (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brownville.

Communities near Brownville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brownville.

• Stanley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Chippewa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
• Thorp
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
  • Thorp is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
• Cadott
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
  • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
• Cornell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
  • Cornell is located in Chippewa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
• Owen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
  • Owen is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
• Boyd
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
• Withee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
  • Withee is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
• Gilman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
  • Gilman is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
• Sheldon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
• Lublin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
  • Lublin is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brownville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brownville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brownville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brownville. See our Newspapers Page for Brownville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brownville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chippewa County: www.co.chippewa.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/